New Audi RS3 Sportback

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Distinctively RS.

The Audi RS3 Sportback is where optimal sports driving meets practicality, a 5-door hatchback design boasting an award-winning 2.5 TSFI engine, capable of catapulting you from 0 - 62mph in just 3.8 seconds.

Driving the RS3 Sportback is a experience like no other. It’s unique sound is expressed through the signature 1-2-4-5-3 firing sequence. Hear the exhilarating roar as you press the start/stop button.

Exterior Design

The Audi RS 3 product improvement brings a significantly sportier appearance The dominant feature of the assertive front design is the hexagonal Singleframe with RS-specific honeycomb grille,with a striking border. Flatter and considerably broader than before, it emphasises the dynamics of the compact sports car with its rhombus-pattern grille.

The same goes for the two functional side air intakes – accentuated by vertical black blades – and the three apertures above the front splitter, which now spans the entire vehicle breadth and lets the RS 3 sit even lower – reminiscent of the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak from 1987.

With redesigned daytime running lights, the headlights also accentuate the car’s performance. The digital signature, which displays a checkered flag in the RS 3, comprises 24 elements. Furthermore, in combination with the matrix LED headlights (standard on Carbon Black and Carbon Vorsprung), drivers can choose between three additional daytime running light designs in the MMI touch display for the first time.

The rear of the RS 3 also features references to motorsport and has a much stronger presence than before. Vertical side reflectors continue the design theme of the air intakes at the front. The large functional RS-specific diffuser incorporates a red reflector in its centre and, on its sides, the two oval tailpipe trims of the RS exhaust system, which look even larger in their black frames.

Interior design

With front sport seats, flat top and bottomed sports steering wheel, original RS design elements and high-quality trims in vanadium look, the interior is sporty in appearance.

Front sports seats in Fine Nappa leather with honeycomb pattern, RS embossing and contrasting stitching in black, express red or micrommata green provide comfortable lateral restraint. The sporty look in the interior is harmoniously complemented by the backlit cloth section in the front doors with rhombus pattern – as a new design element of the RS 3.

The progressive and striking sport leather steering wheel in three-spoke design is flattened at the top and bottom and provides a particularly sporty look. It sits well in the hands and is seamlessly integrated into the vehicle interior. The steering wheel comes with multifunction buttons in gloss black for simple operation of the extensive range of standard infotainment features.

Visual highlights include the rhombus RS logo and the Audi rings in vanadium look. For an emphatically sporty driving experience, the sport contour steering wheel has shift paddles in vanadium look for changing gear manually. Two control satellites can be used to directly select the Audi drive select modes and for the RS-specific modes.

Technology

As you’d expect from a model that sits right at the top of its model line, the RS3 certainly doesn’t lack on the technology front.

A highlight is the excellent 12.3-inch Audi Virtual Cockpit digital dials system – something Audi is well-known for – which allows you to display various screens including media, satellite navigation and tradition speed and rev counter displays, along with an RS-specific menu.

Performance

The Audi RS 3 is powered by the legendary, award-winning 2.5 TFSI engine from Audi Sport with 400PS and a maximum torque of 500Nm. This means the RS 3 accelerates from 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds and can reach a top speed of 155mph. On Carbon Vorsprung models, the top speed is increased to 174mph.

Numerous motorsport successes make the award-winning five-cylinder engine one of the most evocative at Audi. It is the fastest in its class, achieving a new lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife of 7:33.123 minutes.

Driving the RS 3 is an incomparable experience thanks to its unique sound, which is based on the signature 1-2-4-5-3 firing sequence. Adjacent and non-adjacent cylinders fire alternately, providing a forceful rhythm and character, suitably orchestrated by the twin RS exhaust system with variable flap control.

Press the red-ringed engine start/stop button, and the throaty sound of the five-cylinder engine rings out – more voluminous and even more distinctive in the new Audi drive select modes:

Dynamic
RS Performance
RS Torque Rear

Add in the quattro all-wheel drive, launch control and the RS sport exhaust system, performance becomes an experience.

What trim levels are on the Audi RS3 Sportback?

RS3 Sportback:

RS 3 Sportback trim highlights include:

19" x "5-Y-spoke" matt black alloy wheels with 265/30 R19 tyres (front) / 245/35 R19 tyres (rear)
Fine Nappa leather with honeycomb pattern and "RS" embossing for front Sport seats.
LED headlights with LED rear lights and dynamic rear indicators
SONOS 3D Premium Sound System
Audi Virtual Cockpit plus 12.3” with additional RS-specific display options Sport, Performance, Runway and Rev Counter).
RS sport suspension

RS3 Sportback Carbon Black:

Specification in addition or replacement to RS 3 Sportback

19" x “10-cross-spoke" silk matt grey alloy wheels 265/30|245/35 R19 tyres.
Darkened Audi Matrix LED headlights with LED rear lights, dynamic front and rear indicators, and headlight cleaning system.
RS exterior features in carbon/gloss black
RS sport exhaust system
Inlay in carbon atlas structure

RS3 Sportback Vorsprung:

Specification in addition or replacement to RS 3 Sportback

19” X "10-cross-spoke" black metallic alloy wheels with 265/30 R19 tyres (front) / 245/35 R19 tyres (rear)
Darkened Audi Matrix LED headlights with LED rear lights
Driver Assistance Systems
Top speed increased to 174 mph *
Panoramic Roof

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At the end of the agreement there are three options: i) pay the optional final payment and own the vehicle; ii) return the vehicle: subject to excess mileage and fair wear and tear, charges may apply; or iii) replace: part exchange the vehicle. With Solutions Personal Contract Plan. Must be aged 18 or over. Subject to availability and status. Terms and conditions apply. Ordered by 2 January 2025 from participating Centres. Indemnities may be required. Subject to changes in vehicle or equipment prices. Not available in conjunction with any other finance offer and may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Accurate at time of publication 10/2024. Freepost Audi Financial Services.